Welcome to North Seattle, a reader blog about Maple Leaf, View Ridge, Wedgwood, Ravenna, Roosevelt, Sand Point and other other neighborhoods. Interested in writing for it? Email <a href="mailto:blog@seattlepi.com">blog@seattlepi.com</a>.

Towers that could be full of toxic waste and covered in pornography. That’s the logical extension of the reasoning behind the Department of Planning and Development’s proposed update of private property tree regulations in Seattle. Why the “We couldn’t possibly tell property owners what they can and cannot do” and prioritizing “anything that is built over anything that grows” attitude is so ridiculous from City officials who *love* to tell people what to do in this allegedly Emerald City.
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With new technologies allowing for increasing government transparency and citizen input, it’s easier than ever to report that pothole swallowing neighborhood cats or the suspicious van driving slowly down the street, but is anybody listening?
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The Mayor and City Council are supporting initiatives to encourage more people to trade their cars for bikes throughout Seattle, but could these policies actually increase traffic, hurt bus riders, and make the new light rail a ghost train?
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